DA takes Gugulethu

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A key Gugulethu voting ward, where ANC supporters trashed a Democratic Alliance meeting, has been won by the DA.

The Independent Electoral Commission said on Thursday morning that the DA had polled 60.3 percent in Gugulethu-Heideveld, up from 26.2 percent in 2006. The ANC polled 37.7 percent, down from 53 percent in 2006.

The ANC has not won a ward in the Western Cape since the April 2009 national election.

DA leader Helen Zille said Wednesday's victory in Gugulethu and another in Grabouw, where it polled 48.12 percent up from 9.6 percent in 2006, were "endorsements of her party's performance in government".

"The DA has never won these wards since 1994," she said.

"The victories mean that since the 2009 national election, the DA has won eight seats previously held by the ANC, and one previously held by Icosa (Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa).

"The results demonstrate the extent to which the DA is increasing support across all communities."

Zille said the victory followed a campaign "marked by ANC perpetrated political violence and intimidation".

On Monday ANC Youth League members destroyed newly erected toilet enclosures in the Makhaza section of Khayelitsha and blamed the DA-run city for treating the township dwellers with disrespect.

Around 50 families had used the toilets in full view of the public since 2008.

Later on Monday ANC members heckled Zille as she spoke at a meeting in Gugulethu.

According to Zille, ANC members outside the NY111 Community Hall began to "thump" against its prefabricated walls, sang liberation songs and set a DA banner alight. The police then fired rubber bullets at the group.

Zille said the ANC was going "all out" to prevent the party from governing and from winning elections in traditional ANC strongholds.

"The campaign in this ward has unmasked the ANC's intolerance for democratic competition," Zille said.
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Source: TimesLIVE

Well done, Madam Zille :)

It seems the world is growing louder, people are waking up and a positive change seems to finally be upon us :D
 
The DA did make a statement that 2014 was their year, come election time. Slowly but surely I guess.
 
The governing party will no doubt be familiar with this phrase ............... "the people have spoken" ;)
 
Now just the other townships in SA, Gauteng and KZN especially.
 
The thing is the longer the DA hold the cape and get a chance to implement their policies and get competant people in the right jobs, the more people on the ground will see results.

And slowly but surely people are starting to realise that some parties are more efficient than others :D
 
Boomstomp said:
The thing is the longer the DA hold the cape and get a chance to implement their policies and get competant people in the right jobs, the more people on the ground will see results.

And slowly but surely people are starting to realise that some parties are more efficient than others :D
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+1 thats the thing hey- people want results and if the DA can continue to prove that they can deliver, people will begin to shift.
 
Boomstomp said:
The thing is the longer the DA hold the cape and get a chance to implement their policies and get competent people in the right jobs, the more people on the ground will see results.
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Absolutely! "The proof is in the pudding"...
This must be an absolute whack in the ANC's face
 
South Africa has it's origin in Cape Town. From here the civilised world expanded into the uncivilised world. It seems we are starting to do it all over again. Well done Zille and the DA.
 
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